Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Burnfoot, Scottish Borders
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Burnfoot and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping near Burnfoot
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Why deal with it now?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product, so it makes sense to get it right first time. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Burnfoot, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What you get with us
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- CHAS accredited contractor
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Fire stopping in Burnfoot
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Site teams most often ask us about seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and service penetrations left open after M&E works, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Burnfoot tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Travel to smaller places like Burnfoot is planned so every penetration is sealed on one trip. Photos of the gaps, the services and the wall or floor type help us bring the right products.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Burnfoot (TD9)
- Wider area
- Scottish Borders
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire-rated sealing for Burnfoot buildings
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Burnfoot. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Hotels like Mansfield House Hotel (0.5 miles south-east of Burnfoot) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls. In a school such as Hawick High School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified. For a hospital such as Hawick Community Hospital, which lies south-west of Burnfoot, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first.
Burnfoot is about 1 mile north-east of Hawick, in the Scottish Borders. Burnfoot sits inside our coverage and the rest of the Scottish Borders, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Burnfoot is one of 91 places in the Scottish Borders on our list for service penetrations. We also cover Edinburgh, some 39 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in TD9 are within our area. For a building on Burns Road, Eildon Road and Galalaw Road or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Burnfoot are covered too, including Stirches (1 mile west), Hawick (1 mile south-west), Wilton (1 mile south-west), Wilton Dean (2 miles south-west) and Denholm (4 miles north-east). A short drive away, we cover Galashiels (12 miles north), Selkirk (8 miles north), Jedburgh (9 miles east), Melrose (11 miles north), Earlston (14 miles north) and Langlee (12 miles north).
Landmarks near Burnfoot
In Burnfoot, that means premises near The Bourtree pub and the streets around them. A little further out are Borders Textile Towerhouse (1.2 miles south-west) and Branxholme Castle (4.1 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Ashkirk Loch and Ashkirk Hill.
How a job runs
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For work around Burnfoot, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Before we start on site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Request a quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with what you know.
Advice
What sealant work can’t fix
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Burnfoot
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
Surface by surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers and the installation has to fit inside those limits.
Drylining partitions
Plasterboard partitions are tested as a specific construction. The sealant detail has to be tested in that wall type, with the stated board layers.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Burnfoot
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Burnfoot can form part of a wider programme.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
What else we do in Burnfoot
FAQs: Burnfoot
Will you take on work at estates like Hawick Trade Park, close to Burnfoot?
Yes, sites like Hawick Trade Park are within our area, along with the rest of Burnfoot. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Burnfoot?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Usually, yes. Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use, with each area protected and signed.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Is Burnfoot in your area?
Yes. Burnfoot is in our area and the rest of the Scottish Borders. For a quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Access and working height
- The size and state of each joint
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you are working to. Call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Any dates the work must fit around
- What the building is and how it’s used
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.